Explore the vast world of literature, where timeless tales and contemporary narratives intertwine into character-driven dramas across cultures and epochs.
The real story of Haitian-born Jeanne Duval, the muse of the poet Charles Baudelaire, is lost in many racialized prejudices and fantasies of her contemporaries.
Italian poet Francesco Petrarch became one of the most influential humanist scholars of the 14th century, paving the way to the Renaissance.
Gothic literature began as a reaction to the Enlightenment and was influenced by medieval architecture. This article explores the origins of the Gothic literary genre.
The Gothic Revival, a major 18th to 19th-century British cultural movement, was reimagined by the Victorian poet Christina Rossetti through her distinctive literary contributions.
Magical realist authors from Latin America skillfully weave supernatural elements into their fiction, empowering marginalized and colonized voices.
Beowulf and The Song of Roland both show their main characters dying. However, the philosophies surrounding each poem determine the mood of these warriors’ deaths.
Wells’ The Time Machine didn’t only set time traveling as a mainstay of science-fiction. It also reads as a timely warning to the world.
American writer Emily Dickinson explored and expounded upon the themes of nature and spirituality through life, love, and death.